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Changing the default distance d oes not update the distance of existing static routes, even if they were
assigned the original default distance. The ne w default distance will only be applied to static routes
created after invoking the ipv6 route distance command.
Syntax
ipv6 route distance <1-255>
no ipv6 route distance
no – This command re sets the default static route preference valu e in the router to the original default
preference. Lower ro utepreference values are preferred when determining the best rout e.
Default Setting
1
Command Mode
Global Config

10.3.2.9 ipv6 mtu

This command sets the maximum transmission unit (MTU) si ze, in bytes, of IPv6 packets on an interface.
This command replaces th e default or link MTU with a new MTU value.
Syntax
ipv6 mtu <1280-1500>
no ipv6 mtu
no – This command resets maximum transmission unit value to default value.
Default Setting
0 or link speed (MTU value is 1500)
Command Mode
Interface Config

10.3.2.10 ipv6 nd dad attempts

This command sets the number of duplicate address detection probes transmitted. Duplicate address
detection verifies that an IPv6 address on an interface is unique.
Syntax
ipv6 nd dad attempts <0 – 600>